COVID-19 Vaccine Makers Pledge Rapid Response To Omicron Threat
Impact On Existing Vaccines Will Be Known Soon
Executive Summary
While news of a potentially highly transmissible new variant is causing alarm, Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna are already pursuing a multi-pronged response to B.1.1.529.
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